Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Ranking the Swords of X and Y in Commander
The Swords of X and Y all have powerful effects and protection. But which ones are the best in Commander? Bennie Smith has your answer.
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MTGStocks
Chase Inspiration
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Masterful Flourish
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
71%inclusion80 decks113 decks
59%synergy
Ringsight
65%inclusion73 decks113 decks
59%synergy
Birthday Escape
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
50%synergy
Nazgûl
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
50%synergy
Consider
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Claim the Precious
45%inclusion51 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Call of the Ring
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
40%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion56 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
66%inclusion75 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion65 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion64 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion61 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Ringwraiths
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Runes
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Changeling Outcast
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Wonder
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Graveshifter
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Street Wraith
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bog Wraith
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Aberration
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Spark Double
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Muse Seeker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Glorious Gale
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Peek
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Think Twice
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Nasty End
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Hithlain Knots
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Press the Enemy
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Cremate
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Quick Study
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Quicken
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Medicine
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Rift
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Essence Scatter
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Serum Visions
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Distant Melody
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Treason of Isengard
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Enter the Enigma
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Sleight of Hand
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-13%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
The Black Breath
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Echoing Return
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Victimize
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Divination
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Arwen's Gift
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Fell
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Mordor Muster
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Trespass
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Glamdring
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Levitation
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion104 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion94 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Inherited Envelope
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion113 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion113 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion99 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion78 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
-29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Treno, Dark City
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Waterfront District
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-27%synergy